Factors affecting older persons' adherence to prescription drugs in Israel

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-169

  Ben Natan, Merav ^a   Noselozich, Ilya ^a  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adherence; Medication; Older persons; Prescription drugs; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79957541459     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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